NC State
#17 Old Dominion
Wrestling Earns 21-15 Road Win at #17 Old Dominion
2/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
NORFOLK, VA. - Backed by pins by freshman Bryce Meredith (133) and redshirt junior Nick Gwiazdowski (285), the NC State wrestling team came away with a 21-15 win at #17 Old Dominion Friday night. After four bouts the Pack trailed 9-3, but NC State reeled off four straight wins, including those two pins, to clinch the dual with two bouts left.
The dual started at 157 pounds, and ODU won three of the first four bouts to take a 9-3 lead. The Pack’s win was at 174 pounds, as Pete Renda won 2-1.
NC State then won four straight bouts and clinched the road win with two matches still left.
At 197 pounds, freshman Michael Boykin took his bout into extra time, and came away with a 4-2 win to start the Pack’s stretch. Defending NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski improved to a perfect 24-0 on the season as his second period pin put the Pack ahead for good at 12-9 after six bouts. The pin was Gwiazdowski’s 10th of the season, and his third straight.
At 125 pounds, redshirt senior Joe DeAngelo pitched a shutout with a 4-0 win. DeAngelo has now won three straight and eight of his last nine overall. Freshman Bryce Meredith returned to the Pack’s lineup at 133 pounds, and scored a pin just 1:06 into his match to seal the Pack’s win.
The Pack has now won three straight duals and seven of its last eight dating back to early January. NC State’s schedule doesn’t get any easier after its upset at #17 ODU, as NC State’s final four duals are all against top-20 foes.
Popolizio’s Perspective: “Overall a great performance from our guys. Coming out with two pins in a close dual like this was a critical point of the dual that put us over the top. ODU’s past performances and national ranking shows they are a great team, so this is a very good team win for us on the road. Getting a win tonight gives us the momentum we need going into the final stretch of our season.”
Up Next: The Pack has a quick turnaround, as NC State will be in ACC action at No. 9 Virginia Tech on Sunday at 2 p.m.
NC State 21, #17 Old Dominion 15
157 #32 TC Warner (ODU) dec. Chad Pyke; 8-5 - 0-3
165 #16 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. #17 Max Rohskopf; 2-0 - 0-6
174 #17 Pete Renda (NC State) dec. Austin Coburn; 2-1 - 3-6
184 #3 Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. Michael Macchiavello; 10-3 - 3-9
197 Michael Boykin (NC State) dec. #21 Kevin Beazley; 4-2 (TB-1) - 6-9
285 #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC State) fall #27 Jacob Henderson; 4:21 - 12-9
125 #28 Joe DeAngelo (NC State) dec. #23 Brandon Jeske; 4-0 - 15-9
133 #32 Bryce Meredith (NC State) fall Michael Hayes; 1:06 - 21-9
141 #11 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. #23 Sam Speno; 4-3 - 21-12
149 #12 Lenny Richardson (ODU) dec. Beau Donahue; 2-0 - 21-15
